Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers was 31.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
31.2%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
2nd
of 26 countries
All-time high
36.7%
in 2014
All-time low
23.6%
in 2020
Years of data
13
2008–2022

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008–2022

0102030402008201520222008: 23.92010: 29.52011: 32.32012: 31.12014: 36.72015: 34.22016: 27.72017: 26.92018: 33.82019: 31.52020: 23.62021: 35.42022: 31.2

Source: ASPIRE.

Analysis

The most recent figure for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica is 31.2%, measured in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica peaked at 36.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2020.

Costa Rica ranks 2nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers in Costa Rica, 2008 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2008 23.9%
2010 29.5% +23.5%
2011 32.3% +9.5%
2012 31.1% -3.7%
2014 36.7% +18.1%
2015 34.2% -6.9%
2016 27.7% -19.1%
2017 26.9% -2.8%
2018 33.8% +25.5%
2019 31.5% -6.6%
2020 23.6% -25.0%
2021 35.4% +49.6%
2022 31.2% -11.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.9% 23.9% 23.9% 1
2010s 31.5% 26.9% 36.7% 9
2020s 30.1% 23.6% 35.4% 3

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Mexico 31.7% compare
  2. 3 Argentina 30.5% compare
  3. 4 Chile 28.8% compare
  4. 5 Sri Lanka 28.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica?
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers in Costa Rica was 31.2% in 2022, according to ASPIRE.
What is the highest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 36.7% in 2014.
What is the lowest benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2020.
How does Costa Rica rank for benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers?
Costa Rica ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2022.
Is benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - unconditional cash transfers rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from ASPIRE, published as part of Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Benefits incidence in 2nd quintile (%) - Unconditional Cash Transfers
Source
ASPIRE
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 222 data points, 2004–2022
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Percentage of benefits going to the second quintile relative to the total benefits going to the population